Twelve Beers of Christmas: Steamworks Oatmeal Stout

For 17 years the release of Steamworks’ Oatmeal Stout has been a date you circle on the calendar. I’ve sampled it in the brew pub on and off for quite a few years, but ocassionally missed a year through inattention.

Good seasonals keep the market thirsty by undersupplying.

Made with black roasted barley and steel-cut oats, this beefy brew drinks like a meal that never fills you up.

Expect black body, creamy tan head and a dry finish. I get hints of coffee (dark roast) and biscuit. Really enjoyable drinking.

Available for the first time in bottles at government and private liquor stores. Love the groovy ceramic label, too.

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